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Could someone explain certificates to me? I understand public/private asymmetric encryption.
by europeanguy 4y ago
Could someone explain certificates to me? I understand public/private asymmetric encryption.
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- sorokod 4y agoCryptography is an implementation detail. When you connect to PayPal, how do you know it is actuality PayPal? Well, they show you a certificate saying that they are. Why would you trust that certificate? Well, it was issued by someone you trust already, some sort of authority. The authority can revoke certificates they issued before, that may happen for all sorts of reasons. Looks like this is what happened here.
- nix23 4y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJJmoDZ3il8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJJmoDZ3il8 >>SSL Certificate Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86cQJ0MMses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86cQJ0MMses >>TLS Handshake Explained - Computerphile
- rswail 4y agoThe Wikipedia article about PKI is a pretty good introduction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_key_infrastructure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_key_infrastructure